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ShrublandCup nestSmall · 21 g
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It is smallish shrike at 17 cm, maroon-brown above with a pale rump and long black tail with white edges. The underparts are white, but with buff flanks. The crown and nape are grey, with a typical shrike black bandit mask through the eye. There is a small white wing patch, and the bill and legs are dark grey. Sexes are similar, but young birds are washed-out versions of the adults.
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When to see the Bay-backed Shrike
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 8 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is December, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Bay-backed Shrike
The map shades 10 countries with regular records, and 2 more in a lighter tone where the bird turns up only as a stray. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Bay-backed Shrike
The bay-backed shrike is a member of the bird family Laniidae, the shrikes, resident in South Asia.
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Easily confused with
Lesser Grey ShrikeLanius minorThe adult male lesser grey shrike has its nape, cheeks, ear and eye coverts and front part of the crown black.
Bull-headed ShrikeLanius bucephalusThe bull-headed shrike is a passerine bird of eastern Asia belonging to the shrike family Laniidae.
Isabelline ShrikeLanius isabellinusThe plumage is isabelline, the sandy colour which gives rise to its name.
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